The Atlantic City Classic Car Show was an impressive sight to behold, with hundreds of classic cars lined up for your viewing pleasure. Admittedly for a novice it could be a bit overwhelming, but the vast array of colorful, vintage cars was enough to entertain even the most amateur car enthusiasts.

Rows of shiny retro cars lined the Convention Center, with both classic car owners and connoisseurs coming together to enjoy an indulgent weekend of auctioning, admiring, and storytelling–kind of like a beauty pageant, but with more personality.

The only downside? No one trusted me enough to take the Thunderbird for a spin!

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The long take of “Birdman” has stretched all the way to the Academy Awards, where the jazzy, surreal comedy about an actor fleeing his superhero past, took Hollywood’s top honor in a ceremony punctuated by passionate pleas for equality.

On a stormy night in Hollywood, the 87th annual Academy Awards – which came in humbled by backlash to its all-white acting nominees – bristled with politics and heartfelt speeches about women’s rights, immigration, suicide prevention and race.

In a battle of B-movies for best picture, the Oscars awarded “Birdman” best picture, opting for a movie that epitomizes much of Hollywood – showy, ego-mad, desperate for artistic credibility – over one (“Boyhood”) that prized naturalism and patience. “Birdman (or The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)” also won best director for Mexican filmmaker Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, best original screenplay and best cinematography.

“Maybe next year the government will inflict immigration restrictions,” said Innaritu, recalling last year’s best director winner, Alfonso Cuaron. “Two Mexicans in a row. That’s suspicious, I guess.”

Inarritu, a larger-than-life figure of frizzy hair, regularly wrapped in a scarf, concluded the night’s many moving speeches that called for societal change. Innaritu said he prays his native country finds “a government we deserve” and that immigrants to the U.S. “can be treated with the same dignity and the respect of the ones who came before and (built) this incredible immigrant nation.”

The awards that overwhelmingly went to less-seen independent films, were spread around. All eight of the best-picture nominees won awards, including Eddie Redmayne for best actor for his technically nuanced performance as Stephen Hawking in “The Theory of Everything.”

“Please know this that I am fully aware that I am a lucky, lucky man,” said Redmayne. “This belongs to all of the people around the world battling ALS.”

All of Sunday’s acting winners were first-timers, including best actress winner Julianne Moore, who won for her performance as an academic with early onset Alzheimer’s in “Still Alice.”

“I read an article that said that winning an Oscar could lead to living five years longer,” said Moore. “If that’s true, I’d really like to thank the academy because my husband is young than me.”

Wes Anderson’s “The Grand Budapest Hotel” was honored for its hand-made craft; “Whiplash” for its pulsating pacing and J.K. Simmons’ drill-sergeant jazz instructor; “Boyhood” for Patricia Arquette’s moving mother; “American Sniper” for its war film sound editing; “The Imitation Game” for adapted screenplay; and “Selma” for Common and John Legend’s best song.

Harris gave the Academy Awards a cheery tone that sought to celebrate Hollywood, while also slyly parodying it. “Tonight we honor Hollywood’s best and whitest – I mean brightest,” he began the night, alluding to the much-discussed lack of diversity in this year’s all-white acting nominees.

It was the first salvo in a night that often reverberated with heartfelt calls for change.

“To every woman who gave birth, to every taxpayer and citizen of this nation,” said Arquette. “We have fought for everybody else’s equal rights. It’s our time to have wage equality once for all. And equal rights for women in the United States of America.”

Tears streamed down the face of David Oyelowo, who played the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. in “Selma” and was famously left out of the best actor nominees, during the rousing performance of the song “Glory” from the film. Immediately afterward, Common and Legend accepted the best song Oscar with a speech that drew a standing ovation.

“We wrote this song for a film that was based on events that took place 50 years ago,” said Legend. “We say that `Selma’ is now, because the struggle for justice is right now. We know that the voting rights act that they fought for 50 years ago is being compromised right now in this country today. We know that right now the struggle for freedom and justices where we live in the most incarcerated country in the world.”

Graham Moore also moved the star-studded audience in his acceptance speech for best adapted screenplay for his “The Imitation Game” script. Moore said when he was 16 years old he tried to kill himself.

“Stay weird, stay different,” he said.

Wes Anderson’s “The Grand Budapest Hotel,” a European caper released in March, when many awards contenders were still shooting, tied for the most Oscars with “Birdman.” The academy awarded Anderson’s latest confection with awards for production design, score, costume design and makeup and styling.

The night’s first Oscar went to Simmons, a career character actor widely acclaimed for one of his biggest parts: a drill sergeant of a jazz instructor in the indie “Whiplash.” Simmons fittingly accepted his supporting acting Oscar with some straightforward advice, urging: “Call your mom. Call your dad.”

Most of Sunday’s early awards went as expected, though Disney’s “Big Hero 6″ pulled off something of an upset in the best animated feature category, besting DreamWorks’ favored “How to Train Your Dragon 2.”

The Mexican cinematographer Emmanuel “Chivo” Lubezki became the first to win best cinematography twice in a row. After last year winning for the lengthy shots of the space adventure “Gravity,” he won for the stretched out takes of “Birdman.”

“It sounds like a nightmare,” Lubezki said backstage, recalling on his first impression of Inarritu’s plans to shoot it as if in one shot. “There was no book on it. It was like an experiment.”

The black-and-white Polish film “Ida” took best foreign language film, marking the first such win for Poland despite a rich cinema history. Director Pawel Pawlikowski charmed the audience with a bemused acceptance speech that ran drastically over his allotted time.

Pawlikowski remarked on having made a quiet film of contemplation about withdrawing from the world, “and here we are at the epicenter of noise and attention. It’s fantastic. Life is full of surprises.”

Several of this year’s biggest box-office hit nominees – Clint Eastwood’s Iraq war drama “American Sniper” and Christopher Nolan’s sci-fi epic “Interstellar” – had to settle for single wins in technical categories. “Interstellar” won for visual effects, while “American Sniper” – far and away the most widely seen of the best-picture nominee – took the best sound editing award.

The Edward Snowden documentary “Citizenfour,” in which Laura Poitras captured Snowden in the midst of leaking National Security Agency documents, won best documentary.

“The disclosures that Edward Snowden reveals don’t only expose a threat to our privacy but to our democracy itself,” said Poitras, accepting the Oscar. “When the most important decisions being made affecting all of us are made in secret, we lose our ability to check the powers that control.”

Harris’ opening quickly segued into a song-and-dance routine that celebrated a love for movies, complete with a villain to his sunny outlook in Jack Black. The comedian jumped on stage to counter that Hollywood movies weren’t so fabulous: “Opening with lots of zeroes, all we get is superheroes.”

“After ‘Fifty Shades of Grey,’” Black added, referring to the weekend’s top box office draw, “they’ll all have leather whips.”

The $160,000 gift bags for attendees, Harris said, came with “an armored car ride to safety when the revolution comes.” The performance by Andy Samberg’s Lonely Island of the Oscar-nominated song “Everything Is Awesome” from “The Lego Movie,” let some live out their Oscar dreams, handing out golden Lego statuettes to Oprah Winfrey and Steve Carell.

Hard showers fell on the red carpet as guests arrived at the ceremony, as workers dispensed pink towels for soggy celebrities. One former Oscar nominee, Viola Davis, said on her way into the ceremony that Hollywood’s diversity problems run deeper than the Oscars.

“You have to greenlight more stories that include people of color,” said Davis, asked about how to improve diversity in Hollywood. “You can’t get nominated for anything you’re not in.”

Here is a list of winners at Sunday’s 87th annual Academy Awards presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences:

]]>http://nj1015.com/birdman-takes-flight-at-an-oscars-punctuated-by-politics/feed/0Alejandro G. Inarritu accepts the award for best director for Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) at the Oscars on Sunday, Feb. 22, 2015, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (Photo by John Shearer/Invision/AP)Politicians, business owners ready for annual 'walk' to DChttp://nj1015.com/politicians-business-owners-ready-for-annual-walk-to-dc/
http://nj1015.com/politicians-business-owners-ready-for-annual-walk-to-dc/#commentsThu, 19 Feb 2015 10:25:12 +0000Associated Presshttp://nj1015.com/?p=478625

NEWARK (AP) — Political honchos and business hotshots from across the state boarded an Amtrak train bound for Washington, D.C. on Thursday, as the state Chamber of Commerce commences its annual “Walk to Washington.”

Waiting to board the “Walk to Washington” train at Newark’s Penn Station (Gary Gellman)

Billed as the state’s “premiere networking event,” Thursday’s “walk” gets its name because many of the nearly 600 attendees spend most of their time walking along train cars, shaking hands and meeting peers. The chamber chartered 14 cars and members pay nearly $600 to attend while non-members dole out nearly $700 for the event.

Hundreds of business owners, lobbyists and legislators, clad in overcoats to protect against the freezing temperatures, boarded train cars through a cordoned off section of Newark’s Penn Station.

Gov. Chris Christie won’t be stalking the train’s corridors like others, but he will headline the 78th annual event at Washington’s Marriott Wardman Park hotel. Reps. Frank Pallone, Donald Norcross and Tom MacArthur also will speak, and legislative leaders will attend.

Riding the train will be Assembly Majority Leader Lou Greenwald and Republican leader Jon Bramnick as well as Senate Majority Leader Loretta Weinberg and Republican leader Tom Kean Jr. Assembly Speaker Vincent Prieto and Senate President Steve Sweeney will be at the event in Washington but won’t ride the train.

Chamber Senior Vice President Michael Egenton says he expects business operators to discuss regulations and government mandates that might prevent them from hiring more. He also said he expects there to be a lot of buzz about the transportation trust fund, which faces insolvency this year.

The event has its critics, though.

“The average person can’t get invited, can’t afford it and can’t get that kind of access,” said Jeff Tittel, director of the New Jersey Sierra Club, who says he has attended in the past.

Egenton acknowledged that the event once had a reputation as a “schmooze cruise” but said, in essence, it allows business owners to get to know one another and “that’s how businesses network; that’s how business gets done.”

(Copyright 2015 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed)

According to the report, the complex, which consists of residential apartments above retail stores, was evacuated and no injuries had been reported.

The location of the building was more specifically reported as 50 Main Ave. in Ocean Grove, according to authorities quoted by the Asbury Park Press. According to that report, the Neptune Police Department complete closed Main Ave. as firefighters tackled the blaze.

(7:20 p.m.)

Ocean Grove fire. (Photo credit Liz Ricciardi)

A total of 9 buildings were damaged or destroyed in a wind driven fire in the Neptune Township community of Ocean Grove. Township Police Detective Lt. Mike McGhee said they responded at around 3:27 pm to a fire on the 50th block of Main Avenue where four businesses and 10 apartments are located. One house at the rear of the businesses on Heck Avenue sustained heavy damage. Seven other structures sustained less significant damage.

McGhee said one firefighter was injured in a slip-and-fall accident and all building occupants and residents have been accounted for.

Some of the Businesses affected are Smuggler’s Cove, Fusion Jewelry, Yvonne’s Cafe.

A joint investigation is being conducted by Neptune Township, Monmouth County Fire Marshall, and the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office.

(5 p.m.)

Smoke from a fire in Ocean Grove (Bud McCormick)

Firefighters from several towns are working to put out a structure fire in Ocean Grove. Neptune Township officials confirm that the fire was reported in one of the shops at 50 Main Avenue late this afternoon a block away from the Ocean.

The fire is still burning and being fueled by the high winds. No word yet of any injuries.

Witnesses say the roof of the building just collapsed. A resident said the fire appears to have started in the back of the building, closer to Heck Ave, and spread to the front on Main, but police have closed off just about every access road, and there’s definatly no way into or out Ocean Grove through Main Ave, Broadway also appears to be closed.

Police, Fire and EMS from several towns are at the scene. There’s word officials are accessing water from the nearby lake.

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]]>http://nj1015.com/show-us-your-blizzard-of-2015-pictures/feed/0Steve Trevelise's sons make a snowman (Steve Trevelise, Townsquare Media NJ)Hysterical 'Blizzard of 2015′ memes keep the Internet laughinghttp://nj1015.com/hysterical-blizzard-of-2015-memes-keep-the-internet-laughing/
http://nj1015.com/hysterical-blizzard-of-2015-memes-keep-the-internet-laughing/#commentsTue, 27 Jan 2015 12:40:35 +0000Jim Gearharthttp://nj1015.com/?p=471870While the so-called ‘Blizzard of 2015′ didn’t live up to expectations, the internet did, however, keep everyone amused with some of the most hysterical memes about the storm. Apparently people kept their spirits up while being locked indoors by taking to the internet and creating some hilarious photos to show the lighter side of the #blizzardof2015

EDGEWATER, N.J. (AP) — Workers doing maintenance at an apartment complex across the Hudson River from New York City accidentally started a fire that caused massive damage and displaced more than 1,000 people, officials said Thursday.

Smoke billows from a multi-alarm fire burning in Edgewater, N.J., as seen in New York from across the Hudson River, Wednesday. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

The fire at The Avalon at Edgewater, a complex overlooking the river, was under control but still smoldering Thursday more than a day after it began on the first floor.
At a news conference with Gov. Chris Christie, Edgewater Police Chief William Skidmore said workers doing plumbing work inadvertently started the fire inside a wall. He called the cause of the fire “totally accidental.”
“A plumbing repair ignited a fire in the wall which then spread through the building,” he said. “It was accidental, there was nothing suspicious about it, and we have complete verification and there’s no doubt about it. It was just a tragic accident.”
Two civilians and two firefighters sustained minor injuries. Christie called the job done by first responders “extraordinary” and called the lack of fatalities “an enormous blessing.”
Before speaking, Christie met with town officials, including the mayor and fire and police chiefs in the auditorium of the Edgewater Community Center, where the Red Cross and others had set up tables where displaced residents could get help finding apartments, medicine and other services.

“We’ll be here to help,” Christie told one woman as he took a tour shortly after. “I’m sorry for your loss.”

Firefighters went door-to-door Wednesday afternoon as flames moved quickly through the 240-unit structure, Fire Chief Thomas Jacobson said. Mayor Michael McPartland said he watched as firefighters pulled three people out of the burning structure, then saw others go back in and rescue a woman “while the facade was coming down virtually on top of them.”

The building’s sprinklers were working, but the lightweight, wooden structure fueled the flames and made fighting the fire difficult, the fire chief said.

“It’s very difficult because once it’s in the walls and floors, we’re chasing it,” Jacobson said.

The building complied with construction and fire codes, the fire chief said, but he added: “If it was made out of cinder block and concrete, we wouldn’t have this problem.”

McPartland said approximately 240 units were destroyed and 168 units in a nearby complex were saved. He said schools, which were closed Thursday, would remain closed Friday. He said a fund for people displaced by the fire had been set up at www.gofundme.com/edgewater-fire.

Assemblyman John Wisniewski, a longtime member of a fire safety committee that advises state community affairs and fire division officials, said the common use of engineered lumber that consists of multiple layers of plywood glued together, may be an issue to be examined because that type of wood is less able to withstand fire.

“The Legislature can legislate fire safety provisions, but the preferable option is to let the inspectors and the professionals do an examination of fire scene and come up with their report on the cause and how it spread,” he said. “Let’s use that to make a case in the Legislature on why we could probably do better in preventing these types of conflagrations.”

The Red Cross established a shelter for approximately 500 residents who were permanently displaced from the apartment complex, including New York Yankees announcer John Sterling, and approximately 520 who were temporarily displaced from surrounding buildings, the mayor said.

More than 14 years ago, a fire started at the same location where a five-story condominium complex was under construction and destroyed nine homes and damaged several others. The Aug. 30, 2000, fire forced the evacuation of dozens of nearby residents, including patients at a nearby nursing home. The cause was never determined, although investigators ruled out arson.

]]>http://nj1015.com/firefighters-battling-multialarm-blaze-at-apartment-building/feed/0Smoke billows from a multi-alarm fire burning in Edgewater, N.J., as seen in New York from across the Hudson River, Wednesday. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)Hundreds in South Jersey honor Pemberton baby in vigilhttp://nj1015.com/pemberton-baby-honored-with-vigil/
http://nj1015.com/pemberton-baby-honored-with-vigil/#commentsThu, 22 Jan 2015 19:00:16 +0000Dino Flammiahttp://nj1015.com/?p=470070

Despite the icy roads and a steady snowfall, hundreds of South Jersey residents trekked to a church Wednesday night to honor “Baby Angelica,” a local newborn who was allegedly set ablaze by her mother and left to die in the middle of a Pemberton road.

Dino Flammia, Townsquare Media NJ

The 90-minute event started inside the Browns Mills United Methodist Church for reflection and prayer, followed by an outdoor candlelight vigil.

Pastor Richard Esher, who opened his church to the community, told the crowd it takes the worst of times to bring out the best of people. The service focused less on blame and anger, and more on bringing mourners together for mutual support.

“Angelica is in the very presence of God,” Esher said. “She is free from all pain and all discomfort.”

Responding to a witness’s call, officers were dispatched Friday night to Simontown Road, where they discovered the burned infant and her mother, 22 year old Hyphernkemberly Dorvilier, who reportedly doused her baby in an accelerant before using a lighter to set her on fire.

The infant died at St. Christopher’s Hospital in Philadelphia about two hours after the incident, according to officials.

“Nobody could even imagine something like that happening,” said Pemberton resident Pat Grybowski following the vigil. “But it did, and now we have to learn how to deal with it.”

Literature near the sanctuary doors shared information about resources available for pregnant woman and new mothers, such as the state’s Safe Haven Act, which allows for the anonymous drop-off of unwanted infants.

Donations for Angelica’s funeral are being accepted by the church at 2 Pemberton Browns Mills Rd., Browns Mills, NJ 08015.

]]>http://nj1015.com/pemberton-baby-honored-with-vigil/feed/0Dino Flammia, Townsquare Media NJPhotos prove we may have regressed as a societyhttp://nj1015.com/photos-prove-we-may-have-regressed-as-a-society/
http://nj1015.com/photos-prove-we-may-have-regressed-as-a-society/#commentsMon, 19 Jan 2015 14:40:13 +0000Jim Gearharthttp://nj1015.com/?p=469246A few days ago, NJ101.5 news did a report on how your smart phones may actually be making you dumber.If you needed any more proof to how we’ve regressed as a society, here are some photos that explain it perfectly. Most of these photos are hysterical but what makes them so funny is because the majority of them are so true.

When you have the chance folks, put the phone down and just enjoy life for a while.

Before his State of the State address Tuesday, Gov. Chris Christie held an off-the-record briefing with national media outlets only and shut out New Jersey journalists . That could be viewed as one sign that he will toss his hat in the ring and run for president in 2016, but other signals were clearly evident in the speech as well.

During the address, Christie touted New Jersey accomplishments and successes such as growing the economy, creating jobs, reforming our criminal justice system, improving some of the state’s most challenged cities, enacting pension reform and the 2 percent cap on property taxes.

The governor also talked about the need for more pension and education reform, but he did not present a plan.

The first mention of Washington came just minutes into the speech when the governor said he balanced five budgets in a row, and unlike Washington, he didn’t do it by raising taxes. Christie threw more red meat to national Republican voters when he vowed to veto any income tax increase, but he made no such promise regarding the possibility of a gas tax hike to replenish the nearly bankrupt Transportation Trust Fund.

In the latter stages on the address, Christie significantly ratcheted up his focus on national issues.

“America remains a country ill at ease. America’s economy is growing, but it is not growing enough,” Christie said. “The economy is simply not as strong as it could be, or as it should be. We are a nation beset by anxiety. It is understandable. Economic growth is low by post-war recovery standards.”

The governor said America’s leadership in the world is called into question because of a pattern of inconsistency and indecision in Washington.

“During this time of uncertainty it seems our leaders in Washington would rather stoke division for their own political gain and this culture of divisiveness and distrust has seeped into our communities and our neighborhoods,” Christie said.

Keeping with the national theme, Christie also talked about his travels across the country as chairman of the Republican Governors Association and stressed the need for an American renewal.

There was no mention in the speech of two issues that could be viewed nationally as failures for the governor. Christie did not discuss Atlantic City’s struggles or problems with Sandy recovery.

“He’s running for president. That’s what it sounds like to me,” said Sweeney.

]]>http://nj1015.com/christies-speech-places-emphasis-on-national-issues/feed/0New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie delivers his State Of The State address, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2015, in Trenton, N.J. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)Dennis Malloy surprises NJ1015 staff with amazing dessertshttp://nj1015.com/dennis-malloy-surprises-nj1015-staff-with-amazing-desserts/
http://nj1015.com/dennis-malloy-surprises-nj1015-staff-with-amazing-desserts/#commentsMon, 05 Jan 2015 16:20:58 +0000Dennis and Judihttp://nj1015.com/?p=464797Dennis Malloy came back today after taking some time off for the holidays. He didn’t come back empty handed – he brought in a delicious surprise for his co-workers.

Check out the amazing cannolis and cheesecake that Dennis made! They were delicious.

Raised and schooled in Bergen County, New Jersey, explorer Paul Rosolie had always been fascinated by animals. That fascination will reach another level this weekend when the Discovery Channel airs Rosolie’s attempt to be “eaten alive” by a 19-foot snake.

The stunt has the shock and awe factor that will most likely attract millions of eyes to their televisions and mobile devices at 9 p.m. Sunday, but the reasoning behind the incredible act goes way beyond the ratings.

In a conversation with Townsquare Media, Rosolie said his goal “is to protect the anacondas and to protect the ecosystem that they live in.” Rosolie suggested anacondas are a misunderstood species that play a vital role in their surrounding environment.

“Anacondas – they’re this big, charismatic species that people are terrified of,” Rosolie said. “They’re actually a force of good in the world.”

During his years of exploring and research in the Amazon, which produces a fifth of the planet’s oxygen, Rosolie has seen 1,000-mile stretches of rainforest burned to the ground.

The anticipation alone of the “Eaten Alive” special has already resulted in significant progress for Rosolie’s goal. Even if some of the conversation is negative, including death threats, Rosolie said, at least people are talking about the right issues.

“I think it’s great to see so many people stand up for snakes,” he said. “Usually snakes are the villains.”

The anaconda is alive and well following the stunt, and the same goes for Rosolie, but the preparation had to be fierce and intricate in order to make sure Rosolie didn’t become a permanent resident of a snake’s belly.

Rosolie was equipped with a lightweight, carbon-fiber suit that had been tested repeatedly for its resistance to pressure. Rosolie’s crew went as far as using trucks, attempting to crush a 3D print of his body.

The most important part of the suit, according to Rosolie, was the chest piece, which protected his lungs from getting crushed. He was also equipped with a communication device and breathing hoses.

“What I was worried about was that if I ended up inside and something went wrong with the breathing, I would just suffocate inside of the snake,” he said.

The snake, at first, had no interest in Rosolie and his suit, but once he started acting as a predator would, the anaconda did what it does best.

“The last thing I saw was black,” Rosolie said. “I saw her mouth open, and she hit my helmet like a freight train.”

The network would not allow Rosolie to comment on certain details of the experience, including how much of himself was actually devoured, but he could say he “got pretty banged up.”

“To actually get to experience being constricted by one of the greatest predators on the planet is pretty cool,” he said.

]]>http://nj1015.com/eaten-alive-star-recounts-stunt/feed/0NJ native Paul Rosolie's fascination for animals will reach another level this weekend when the Discovery Channel airs his attempt to be "eaten alive" by a 19-foot snake. (Photo by Discovery Channel)NJ says goodbye to legendary venue: Club Bene torn downhttp://nj1015.com/nj-says-goodbye-to-legendary-venue-club-bene-torn-down/
http://nj1015.com/nj-says-goodbye-to-legendary-venue-club-bene-torn-down/#commentsMon, 01 Dec 2014 21:27:54 +0000Steve Trevelisehttp://nj1015.com/?p=456365Club Bene was torn down today on Route 35 in South Amboy and with it, another legendary venue and a piece of our youth is gone. I remember seeing Pat Cooper there and wanting to see a young Bon Jovi perform as well. Among the many famous people to play Club Bene were George Carlin, Gilbert Gottfried, Meatloaf, David Brenner, The Ramones, and Warren Zevon, just to name a few.

Club Bene was owned and operated by the late Joe Beninato, who would usually be perched by the front door with a cigar in his mouth. It was the kind of place that you could dress up to go to if you wanted, but you didn’t have to. To me personally, it was the Jersey version of the Copcabana and I will miss it.

Below are some amazing pictures from Club Bene from past to present. A special thanks to Joe’s granddaughter, Dina Mykietyn for sending us these photos.

Did you ever go to Club Bene? Who did you see perform there? Let us hear your stories in the comment section below.

]]>http://nj1015.com/nj-says-goodbye-to-legendary-venue-club-bene-torn-down/feed/0Courtesy of Sayreville Fire Dept Facebook pagePublic art creates new destinations, revitalizes NJ communitieshttp://nj1015.com/public-art-creates-new-destinations-revitalizes-nj-communities/
http://nj1015.com/public-art-creates-new-destinations-revitalizes-nj-communities/#commentsFri, 28 Nov 2014 15:00:12 +0000Raquel Guarinohttp://nj1015.com/?p=454656A drive down I-295 might raise some eyebrows if said eyebrows have never been through the Hamilton area in Mercer County. Tucked between miles of tree-lined highway is a gargantuan sculpture of two faces, one red and one blue, juxtaposed perpendicularly. It’s a sight you’ll only see here in New Jersey thanks to Grounds for Sculpture, a 42-acre sculpture-laden park and museum open to the public.

Municipalities throughout New Jersey have seen great results since they have invested in public art projects, according to Paleologos, who noted that the projects aren’t just about aesthetics. “They’re doing it for reasons of community development and revitalization.”

Public art is also a powerful economic driver. Rahway’s downtown is just one of the places that’s seen positive results since the city began investing in art over a decade ago. Thanks to the city’s flourishing arts district and train station, which is currently a part of the NJ Transit Arts Program, “the entire downtown of Rahway is exploding,” Paleologos said.

Public art has also helped revitalize communities like Millville, which is on the rebound “primarily because of the focus they put on the artist and downtown art,” Paleologos said.

And while Atlantic City has been receiving a lot of bad press regarding its future, Paleologos said that new public art installations in parks and other areas of the city are transforming it into an arts destination as well.

Paleologos believes that the implementation of such projects can benefit communities in a multitude of ways: “It’s raising the property values, raising people’s spirits, and the impact on quality of life can never be underestimated.”

For the last 25 years, New Jersey has made an incredible commitment to public art, according to Paleologos. Since its passage in 1978, the state’s Arts Inclusion Acthas allowed up to 1.5 percent of all state-financed construction budgets to be allocated toward artwork installation and commissioning. This means “if one of New Jersey’s many state colleges or universities is building a dining hall or a dormitory, they will incorporate art into that building or that area as a matter of public policy because New Jersey has made it a priority,” Paleologos said.

How can you find public art in your area? “Look up and look around. There are so many things that you just don’t notice,” Paleologos said.

]]>http://nj1015.com/public-art-creates-new-destinations-revitalizes-nj-communities/feed/0"Head 2 Head" by John Martini was installed by Grounds for Sculpture along route 295 in Mercer County.Rider University plants 10,000 flags to honor veteranshttp://nj1015.com/rider-university-plants-10000-flags-to-honor-veterans/
http://nj1015.com/rider-university-plants-10000-flags-to-honor-veterans/#commentsTue, 11 Nov 2014 17:04:42 +0000Jim Gearharthttp://nj1015.com/?p=450994Rider University students, alumni, and their families came together to plant 10,000 flags in honor of Veterans Day.

The flags represented the number of American soldiers that have served since 1865, which was the year the University was founded. Signs were posted next to the flags to remember the wars these soldiers have fought in starting with the Civil War, and ending with the Afghanistan War. A special sign was placed in memory of First Lieutenant Omar Vazquez, who was a graduate of Rider’s class of 2007. This is the second year that Rider University has planted the flags.

The display is on the campus green next to the Student Recreation Center, and across from the library. It is open to the public. Rider University is located at 2083 Lawrenceville Road in Lawrenceville.

]]>http://nj1015.com/rider-university-plants-10000-flags-to-honor-veterans/feed/0Diana Gebbia PhotoBig Joe broadcasts live from Asbury Park for Halloweenhttp://nj1015.com/big-joe-broadcasts-live-from-asbury-park-for-halloween/
http://nj1015.com/big-joe-broadcasts-live-from-asbury-park-for-halloween/#commentsFri, 31 Oct 2014 23:38:54 +0000Big Joe Henryhttp://nj1015.com/?p=448255Its special spooky and creepy edition of the Big Show as Big Joe Henry broadcasts LIVE from the boardwalk in legendary Asbury Park for Halloween night! Haunted Hall is jamming them in for the scariest night of the year and Big Joe is playing the soundtrack to your Halloween night with plenty of your favorite haunted hits! Big Joe has bought plenty of super-sized candy to give out to all the trick-or-treaters too!

We got great music, jokes and giving away plenty of stuff that doesn’t belong to us and Big Joe looks forward to having out with all the guys and ghouls in Asbury Park for a scary-good time in Asbury Park!

]]>http://nj1015.com/big-joe-broadcasts-live-from-asbury-park-for-halloween/feed/0Dennis and Judi live on the Lunch Tour in Cherry Hillhttp://nj1015.com/dennis-and-judi-live-on-the-lunch-tour-in-cherry-hill/
http://nj1015.com/dennis-and-judi-live-on-the-lunch-tour-in-cherry-hill/#commentsFri, 24 Oct 2014 13:30:13 +0000Dennis and Judihttp://nj1015.com/?p=446108Dennis and Judi took their sloppy-unfocused mess on the road and kicking off the Lunch Tour in style!Chris Swendeman/NJ1015

There’s some amazing food and drinks on the menu so come out and have a great lunch, all while watching Dennis and Judi broadcast their show live from Cherry Hill! Can’t get out of the office for lunch with Dennis and Judi? Keep checking back here for the latest updates with photos and video!

Check out some of the video footage from the Lunch Tour below.

Dennis sings the Stylistics:

Judi annoys Dennis with the Blue Whale

Judi and Raquel dance to the ‘Electric Slide’

If you weren’t able to make it out to Houlihan’s, check out the schedule below and make your plans to attend another broadcast now!

]]>http://nj1015.com/dennis-and-judi-live-on-the-lunch-tour-in-cherry-hill/feed/0Chris Swendeman/Townsquare MediaPhotos of a car you'd see 'Only in New Jersey'http://nj1015.com/photos-of-a-car-youd-see-only-in-new-jersey/
http://nj1015.com/photos-of-a-car-youd-see-only-in-new-jersey/#commentsWed, 15 Oct 2014 20:00:40 +0000Double Downhttp://nj1015.com/?p=443735Dennis and Judi had a fun topic today called “Only in New Jersey.”There are certain things that you see and hear in this state that you would experience “Only in NJ.”

Here’s a great example of what that term means:

“Only in New Jersey” would you park in a convenience store parking lot only to a black Volvo done up to mirror the Batmobile in Whiting. Somehow knowing the Batmobile is a Volvo doesn’t seem impressive as it once did.

Thanks to our listener who sent us over these hysterical photos!

]]>http://nj1015.com/photos-of-a-car-youd-see-only-in-new-jersey/feed/0He has made it back to the great Garden State! (Craig Allen photo archives).Community holds vigil for victims of Sayreville hazinghttp://nj1015.com/community-holds-vigil-for-victims-of-sayreville-hazing/
http://nj1015.com/community-holds-vigil-for-victims-of-sayreville-hazing/#commentsMon, 13 Oct 2014 01:02:10 +0000Toniann Antonellihttp://nj1015.com/?p=442857

It wasn’t a night of rage or endless debating. There were no protests or angry outbursts as members of the Sayreville community gathered at Kennedy Park Sunday night for a vigil in support of the victims of alleged sexual hazing within the local high school’s storied football program.

At least 600 people gathered at a park near Sayreville War Memorial High School. They carried balloons and lit candles to show their respect for those who came forward recently to reveal details of the alleged hazing that had been taking place at the school.

“I felt we needed to come together as a community; show support for the victims, show support for the community itself and begin the healing process,” said Maureen Jenkins, a 7-year resident of Sayreville who organized the vigil through a combination of word-of-mouth and social media.

Six of the seven suspects were taken into custody late Friday, “on charges of juvenile delinquency arising from the attacks,” according to a press release issued by Middlesex County Prosecutor Andrew C. Carey and Chief John Zebrowski of the Sayreville Police Department. The seventh juvenile surrendered to police Saturday, according to an update from authorities.

“I still don’t believe any of it is true,” said Justin Quintanilla, a varsity football player whose senior year was cut short. “Time will tell.”

News of the alleged assault and subsequent arrests left community members struggling to come to terms with the incidents, which involved local athletes and prompted the district to cancel the remainder of the district’s 2014 football season.

Jenkins said the hazing scandal has left residents with unanswered questions.

“I don’t know if we’ll ever get back to normal from this. What is normal? Was any town normal before this,” Jenkins asked during the vigil Sunday.

“I want these young athletes to understand that what they did was so courageous and brave – to come forward, and that they have the support of the community,” said Jenkins, who describes herself as a concerned citizen of Sayreville.

The vigil began with a brief prayer as community members lit candles. Members of the school community were in attendance, including parents, students and some staff members.

During the vigil, Superintendent of Schools Rich Labbe told the residents that no matter what happens in the wake of the charges that have been filed, the football season will remain canceled. He also said that as of now, there is not enough evidence to prove that staff members at the high school were aware that the hazing was taking place.

“As of this moment, there have been no charges filed against the coaching staff. So I’m inferring that based upon their (Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office) investigation, that there is no evidence that they (the coaches) knew about what was going on. If there were, then there might have been criminal charges filed,” Labbe said.

In a statement posted on the Sayreville School District website, Labbe said the district has launched “a holistic harassment intimidation and bullying (HIB) investigation of all athletic and extracurricular programs in order to ensure that we take all steps necessary now and in the future to protect all our students.”

Labbe said last week that the entire school community is being treated as a victim. He said the local police department is adding an additional school resource officer in order to ensure the safety of all students and crisis counselors will also be made available to the school community.

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]]>http://nj1015.com/play-our-2014-pro-football-pick-em-for-your-chance-at-10000-and-more/feed/0Getty ImagesBig Joe Henry broadcasts live from Asbury Park Zombie Walkhttp://nj1015.com/big-joe-henry-broadcasts-live-from-asbury-park-zombie-walk/
http://nj1015.com/big-joe-henry-broadcasts-live-from-asbury-park-zombie-walk/#commentsSat, 04 Oct 2014 15:59:58 +0000Big Joe Henryhttp://nj1015.com/?p=440614It was an afternoon full of creepy and spooky fun out in Asbury Park for the 2014 Zombie Walk! Big Joe Henry broadcasted the big show live from the Asbury Park boardwalk. Last year, Asbury Park set a Guinness book world record for the most zombies in a zombie walk with almost 10,000 zombies!

If you were at the Zombie Walk, tag us in your photos using #zombiewalknj.

Derek Jeter capped his Yankee Stadium farewell with a game-winning single in the bottom of the ninth inning, the latest – and perhaps last – storybook moment in his charmed and illustrious career, to give New York a 6-5 victory Thursday night over the Baltimore Orioles.

Serenaded with adoring chants that echoed through the Bronx night, Jeter tipped his cap several times at shortstop and drove in three runs. He launched an early double off the left-center wall and saved the best for last, a sharp, opposite-field single to right that knocked in the winning run.

During the raucous celebration that followed, Jeter said he’s played his final game at shortstop, but he’ll likely play in some capacity this weekend in Boston.

It appeared Jeter’s tiebreaking grounder in the seventh would be the swing that sent the Yankees to a victory when they built a 5-2 cushion against the AL East champions.

Not bad – but not Jeter.

Nope, he’s always had a flair for the most electrifying kind of drama, and this night was destined to be no different.

As if it was planned all along, closer David Robertson (4-5) gave up a two-run homer in the top of the ninth to Adam Jones and a tying shot to Steve Pearce with two outs.

That only set the stage for Jeter one more time.

Jose Pirela hit a leadoff single in the bottom of the ninth against Evan Meek (0-4) and advanced on Brett Gardner’s sacrifice. Jeter lined the next pitch through a huge hole on the right side, and pinch-runner Antoan Richardson slid home ahead of Nick Markakis’ throw.

An elated Jeter jumped and raised both arms between first and second. Yankees players rushed out to engulf him as former teammates such as Jorge Posada, Mariano Rivera, Bernie Williams, Andy Pettitte, Tino Martinez and Hall of Fame manager Joe Torre lined up near the New York dugout waiting to greet the retiring captain.

Jeter went back out to shortstop, crouched down at the edge of the outfield grass and bounced on his toes a couple of times before rejoining the group.

He tipped his cap again and was doused over the head with a sports drink by Gardner and CC Sabathia.

In one twist that hardly fit, Jeter’s home finale was the only game he ever played at Yankee Stadium with his team already knocked out of the playoff race.

When the Yankees were eliminated with Wednesday’s loss, it put all the attention Thursday entirely on the captain’s farewell – a feeling that must have been unsettling even for a 40-year-old mega-star as accustomed to the spotlight as Jeter.

“He’s uncomfortable with what’s going on. He wants the focus to be on the team,” said Orioles skipper Buck Showalter, who was Jeter’s first manager when the shortstop broke into the big leagues in May 1995.

“His signature is winning. What other accolade can you pick? His teams won,” Showalter said. “Take a good look, because there are not going to be many like this come your way again.”

Jeter ended last season on the disabled list, so the only other time in his 20-year career (2,745 regular-season games) that he appeared in a game with New York already out of postseason contention was in Boston on Sept. 26, 2008.

Last year, Rivera chose to sit out the final three games in Houston after an emotional Yankee Stadium goodbye.

Heavy rain soaked the city all afternoon, but the sky cleared in the evening and the tarp was removed from the infield an hour before the first pitch. A rainbow, in fact, appeared over the stadium.

The game began right on time, but it didn’t start well for the Yankees.

Roll call by the Bleacher Creatures was interrupted just as they got to a roaring chant of “De-rek Je-ter!” Markakis hit a leadoff home run for the Orioles, awkwardly silencing the sellout crowd of 48,613 that included rap star Jay-Z and other famous faces.

Alejandro De Aza followed with another long ball to right, the first time Baltimore had started a game with consecutive homers since hitting three in a row against Texas on May 10, 2012.

Jeter, however, hit an RBI double in the first against rookie Kevin Gausman, who was 4 years old when Jeter made his major league debut. The ball banged off the left-center wall – just missing a home run by a couple of feet. He scored on a grounder, and the fans were back into it.

TRAINER’S ROOM

Orioles: Pearce (right wrist) made his first start since Friday. … Showalter said he’ll use a lot of pitchers during the regular-season finale Sunday in Toronto, but his starter is still to be determined. Candidates include RHPs Ubaldo Jimenez and Miguel Gonzalez.

Yankees: Sabathia (right knee surgery) said he’s been playing catch and feels good. He said he’s sure he’ll be ready to pitch in spring training next March.

UP NEXT

Orioles: RHP Chris Tillman (13-5) gets the ball Friday night in Toronto, a tuneup for his scheduled start in Game 1 of the playoffs next Thursday at Camden Yards.

Yankees: Jeter is a .265 career hitter with 14 homers in 142 games at Fenway Park.

NEW YORK (AP) — The crumbling old sick ward opens off a long hallway, separate from the rest of the Ellis Island hospital complex. Plaster peels from the walls. Broken porcelain light fixtures hang haphazardly above where beds once stood. The low clanging of boats and the splash of waves on the breakwater drift in through cracked windowpanes that showcase a resplendent view of the Statue of Liberty. This is where the sickest immigrants came on their final days.

“If you found yourself in this room, you were either too sick to survive or too sick to stay,” tour guide Jessica Cameron-Bush said. “And this was your last view – the Statue of Liberty.”

The historic complex, where 1.2 million immigrants received medical care between 1901 and 1954, opened to the public this week for the first time in 60 years. The complex of 29 unrestored buildings is located across the ferry slip from the fully-restored immigration museum.

As part of the tour opening, an exhibit by artist JR titled “Unframed – Ellis Island,” will be on display throughout the abandoned complex. The exhibit uses life-size historic photographs of immigrants and others that have superimposed on walls and other parts of the buildings. The effect is eerie. Round a corner, and come face-to-face with the eyes of children staring out from busted windows. Enter a sterilization room and see the doctors who once washed up before surgery. The photos are designed to fade away with time.

For the volunteer tour guides and historians, walking through the hospital complex is a dream. “To see the photos come to life, it really is so unique. I can’t wait for more people to come and see this,” said Cameron-Bush, who is the educational director of Save Ellis Island Inc., a nonprofit that raised funds along with the National Park Service to partially restore several of the hospital building complexes.

The 90-minute tours, run by Cameron-Bush and others, will take place four times a day and will be limited to 10 people per tour, ages 13 and older. The tickets are offered on a reserved basis by Save Ellis Island and cost $25. Proceeds will go toward the continued preservation and restoration of the complex.

Jan Calella, president of the nonprofit, said the idea to open the crumbling buildings to the public came up after Superstorm Sandy, which ruined the exhibit about the hospital that previously was used to teach schoolchildren.

“It seemed like an opportunity we could not pass up,” she said. “It gives the public a glimpse of history, but also we’re able to show them what happens to historic buildings when they don’t get the care they deserve.”

In its day, the complex was the largest U.S. Public Health Service institution. Sick and pregnant immigrants were treated and cured before they were allowed to enter the country – or were sent back to their native land. The facility included wards for contagious diseases, mental health and obstetrics. The laundry facility housed giant washers; a massive autoclave sterilized beds.

Visitors can stand in the old morgue, an angled room with a stadium seat so doctors could watch autopsies performed. About 3,500 people died at Ellis Island – 1,400 were children felled by scarlet fever, tuberculosis and other illnesses rampant in years past.

“It’s gloomy now and has a romantic feeling, but this was not the way it was when it was opened,” historian Barry Moreno said. “It was very clean, hygienic and state-of-the art.”

Visitors will wear hard hats as they wander through broken glass, into rooms without electricity and across overgrown grass strewn with refuse. The areas where the public will go have been tested and cleaned, but nothing has been actually restored.

“We want people to see it,” said volunteer tour guide Susan Kaufman. “If they see it, they’ll want to preserve it.”

]]>http://nj1015.com/ellis-island-hospital-complex-to-open-to-visitors/feed/0The registry room at Ellis Island in New York (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)See Big Joe live from First Energy Park in Lakewoodhttp://nj1015.com/see-big-joe-live-from-first-energy-park-in-lakewood/
http://nj1015.com/see-big-joe-live-from-first-energy-park-in-lakewood/#commentsSat, 20 Sep 2014 18:20:51 +0000Big Joe Henryhttp://nj1015.com/?p=435302It’s a beautiful day in the great Garden State and Big Joe is broadcasting live from First Energy Park in Lakewood for the 2014 Jersey Shore Boat Sale & Expo. There were over 300 boats on hand for sale and some of the best fishing supplies and equipment around! If you love fishing, the Jersey Shore Boat Sale & Expo is where you needed to be.

All this fun and Big Joe providing the soundtrack to Jersey’s favorite hits all afternoon long!

Check out some of the photos from the live broadcast with Big Joe Henry at First Energy Park in Lakewood.

]]>http://nj1015.com/see-big-joe-live-from-first-energy-park-in-lakewood/feed/0'Charm' us: Let us hear your Pandora storyhttp://nj1015.com/charm-us-let-us-hear-your-pandora-story/
http://nj1015.com/charm-us-let-us-hear-your-pandora-story/#commentsFri, 19 Sep 2014 14:05:13 +0000Dennis and Judihttp://nj1015.com/?p=431556Pandora charms have a special meaning to each person who wears them. Whether you are celebrating your honeymoon or the birth of a child, whatever the moment is, there is some special story to go along with it. We want to hear your story!

Fill out the form below and share your story of your favorite charm and why it means so much to you. Don’t have a charm and always wanted one? Let us hear the story of why it would mean so much for you to have one.

Judi Franco will read all the stories and pick the winner. Judi will be at the Pandora store in the Quakerbridge Mall on Sunday September 21st from noon – 2pm to announce the winner!

One person’s story will make them a grand prize winner of a $250 Pandora gift card!

Fill out the form and let us hear the meaning behind your Pandora charm or why you want one below!

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We want to hear your best Pandora charm story. Let us hear the special story behind your charm bracelet or let us hear why you've always wanted one!

ATLANTIC CITY (AP) — Contestants vying for the Miss America title showed off some fancy footwear along a New Jersey boardwalk.

Miss New Jersey Cierra Kaler-Jones displays her shoe during the Miss America Shoe Parade at the Atlantic City boardwalk (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

The traditional “Show Us Your Shoes” parade on Saturday featured 53 Miss America hopefuls riding down Atlantic City’s boardwalk in convertibles, each sporting creatively decorated shoes to evoke their home state.

on, had tiny bicycles on her shoes and wore a bike helmet since Portland is known as a bike-friendly city.

The next Miss America will be crowned during Sunday night’s nationally televised finale.

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]]>http://nj1015.com/miss-america-contestants-showcase-shoes-in-parade/feed/0Miss New Jersey Cierra Kaler-Jones displays her shoe during the Miss America Shoe Parade at the Atlantic City boardwalk (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)SEE PHOTOS: Six Flags Great Adventure with Deminski & Doyle 8/14/14http://nj1015.com/see-photos-six-flags-great-adventure-with-deminski-doyle-81414/
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]]>http://nj1015.com/see-photos-six-flags-great-adventure-with-deminski-doyle-81414/feed/0Show us your New Jersey beach photoshttp://nj1015.com/show-us-your-nj-beach-photos/
http://nj1015.com/show-us-your-nj-beach-photos/#commentsWed, 20 Aug 2014 15:33:15 +0000Dennis and Judihttp://nj1015.com/?p=425682Dennis was recently on vacation and took a couple of day trips to NJ’s beaches. Dennis couldn’t believe how beautiful and picturesque the beaches were. Here are a couple of photos from Dennis’ visit to Beach Haven below.

Now that Dennis has shared his photos, we want to see your beach photos! Just fill out the quick form below and let us see your best beach photos. Let us know where in NJ you took them as well.

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]]>http://nj1015.com/show-us-your-nj-beach-photos/feed/0Dennis Malloy/NJ1015Thousands Conquer Insane Inflatable 5k in Atlantic City [PHOTOS]http://nj1015.com/thousands-conquer-insane-inflatable-5k-in-atlantic-city-photos/
http://nj1015.com/thousands-conquer-insane-inflatable-5k-in-atlantic-city-photos/#commentsSun, 17 Aug 2014 19:23:48 +0000Kyle McCannhttp://sojo1049.com/?p=298432It was the craziest race Bader Field has ever hosted and one the best parties Atlantic City has ever seen.

The highly anticipated Insane Inflatable 5k rolled through South Jersey and did not disappoint. Take a look at some of the pictures from this amazing Townsquare Media event.

Pretty cool, right? Well, Townsquare Media has one more chance to run the Insane Inflatable 5k in the Garden State. Click the button below for the details!

]]>http://nj1015.com/thousands-conquer-insane-inflatable-5k-in-atlantic-city-photos/feed/0Townsquare MediaOcean County unveils Hurricane Sandy monumenthttp://nj1015.com/ocean-county-monument-unveiled/
http://nj1015.com/ocean-county-monument-unveiled/#commentsFri, 15 Aug 2014 03:00:22 +0000Colleen Hallhttp://wobm.com/?p=348392A statue that recognizes not only the resiliency of the residents of the Jersey Shore following Hurricane Sandy, but also pays homage to the Toms River Little League, was unveiled during a public ceremony held this morning.

Local artist and sculptor Brian P. Hanlon was commissioned to design and create the monument, which features a family – one of which is a young boy with a bat and baseball cap commemorating the Toms River Little League team, against a seashell backdrop. The family appears to be on their way to one of Ocean County’s beautiful beaches.

The dedication featured speeches by Toms River Mayor Thomas F. Kelaher, Jay and Jeremy Grunin, Ocean County Freeholder Joseph Vicari, Hanlon and others.

The monument features more than 55,000 pounds of bronze, granite, and stainless steel.

The streets of Mount Holly were filled with music, colorful art, and tons of people. There were three stages set up at different points of the town, and each had a different local artist performing. Vendors lined the sidewalks, and stores had their doors open to festival-goers. Traveling museum exhibits and vintage cars were also on display.

The feeling this festival creates is like no other – it was amazing to see so many people come together to celebrate music and art. The organizers did a great job of promoting their event, getting everyone excited for it, and making sure everything ran smoothly. They picked a talented selection of bands and vendors – there truly was something for everyone to enjoy.

Check out some of my photos from the festival below.

If you missed this year’s Hollystock Festival, be sure to mark it on your calendars for next year. It’s definitely a unique NJ experience.

]]>http://nj1015.com/mt-holly-celebrates-local-musicians-with-hollystock-music-and-arts-festival/feed/0Diana Gebbia PhotoDennis and Judi at Kidsfest in Asburyhttp://nj1015.com/dennis-and-judi-at-kidsfest-in-asbury/
http://nj1015.com/dennis-and-judi-at-kidsfest-in-asbury/#commentsFri, 08 Aug 2014 11:45:10 +0000Dennis and Judihttp://nj1015.com/?p=413306There’s nothing better than summertime at the Jersey Shore. You can be part of the celebration with NJ1015 as Dennis and Judi will be broadcasting live from Asbury Park!

Dennis and Judi broadcasted their sloppy-unfocused mess on the iconic Asbury Park boardwalk today, where there was plenty of fun and laughs for everyone. There was even a ventriloquist!

Check out Judi dancing during the music hour with one of her backup dancers, producer Diana Gebbia, also known as the “Judettes’ in the video below.

Kidsfest was a great event for kids. There were games and a beach dig for the kids to win some amazing prizes.

Check out the competition from the beach dig in the video below.

If you can’t be there live in person, keep checking back here for the latest photos and video.